NDndsipa_pomu·Jul 13, 2026
I'm currently running the https://github.com/jacobalberty/unifi-docker version - how does this compare to that one?
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3 sources> I just stopped updating the controller software (none of their gear is external-facing, and IIRC it's only needed for configuration/management) because cloud login is an absolute dealbreaker for me.
Yeah. Updates used to be a nightmare. I had to worry about Windows updates, Java updates, and of course Unifi updates.
Then I started to use the Docker container at https://github.com/jacobalberty/unifi-docker No worries about cloud login...
I have 21 APs all controlled by the container on a Raspberry Pi 4. It's not even breaking a sweat. When I want to upgrade the Unifi application, I stop the container, and re-run the command to use the newer Unifi version. Three minutes later, it's back on the air.
In My network home setup v3.0I recently purchased switches, wireless access points and cameras for a new home-office setup. I was looking at going full Ubiquiti because the dream machine (UDM) comes with a network video recorder (NVR) that looked quite good in comparison to Zoneminder, Shinobi and even Synology's paid product.
While researching I found-out that you must use a ui.com account to setup the UDM (the apologists call it "mandatory online registration"). While you can setup a local account and disconnect from ui.com afterwards, I was perplexed that they would choose to do this.
Their user forums had at least two flamewar threads with people pointing-out the security implications of linking your local network to a remote, internet-accessible service but zero communication from Ubiquity themselves. Fast-forward to January and we saw the disclosure of a massiv
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e breach on ui.com.
So I ditched the Ubiquiti cameras for Geovision (better bang for $), kept the switches, APs and have been running the controller in containers (https://github.com/jacobalberty/unifi-docker). Needless to say, I'm not going to upgrade from version 6.0.43, which does not include advertisement.
I hope it doesn't get any worse because I do love how easy it is to maintain VLANs, firewall rules and IPS services.